The 23-year-old saw a string of expensive defenders, such as Thiago Silva and Marquinhos, arrive at PSG following Qatari Investment Authority's takeover of the club in 2011 and saw his first-team opportunities diminish as a result.

Brendan Rodgers now has seven first-team centre-backs at his disposal, but Sakho insists he will relish competition for places at Anfield.

He told L'Equipe: "You know, there are things that happen in a club which I will not talk about. I'll just say, contrary to what I've heard, that competition has never scared me.

"My first desire is to continue to grow and achieve the goals I set for myself at the beginning of my career."